Product Description

This is an invaluable, handy and affordable reference for all interested in solar energy. Peer-reviewed and authoritative, this book provides essential solar data, explains the underlying theory and offers helpful illustrations on a myriad of topics relating to solar energy. It is written for a global audience by leading international experts in association with the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). Prepared and peer-reviewed by some of the foremost experts in the field, this easy-to-use pocket reference includes a wealth of information relating to solar energy and solar energy technologies. The topics covered range from solar angles, sun path diagrams, solar radiation and radiative properties of materials through to thermal collectors, thermal energy storage, photovoltaics and daylighting. The book also includes conversion factors and constants and is peppered throughout with helpful illustrations, equations and explanations. Renewable energy professionals, students and solar entrepreneurs amongst others will find a host of answers in this book - a practical assimilation of data, fundamentals and guidelines for application.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #436201 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 92 pages

About the Author
Christopher Martin is a researcher at the Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota. Yogi Goswami is President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) and a Professor at the University of South Florida, USA

Customer Reviews

Good reference book
The book includes tables and practical formulae for the basic calculations about solar energy. It constitutes a good reference in few pages.